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Plastic trash altering ocean habitats, Scripps study shows

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e science news

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2012-05-09

A 100-fold upsurge in human-produced plastic garbage in the ocean is altering habitats in the marine environment, according to a new study led by a graduate student researcher at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.

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http://esciencenews.com/articles/2012/05/09/plastic.trash.altering.ocean.habitats.scripps.study.shows